Hebrifoɔ 10
1 Mmara no yɛ nneɛma pa nsususoɔ a ɛreba, na mmom, ɛnnyɛ nneɛma pa no ankasa. Wɔbɔ afɔdeɛ korɔ no ara afe biara, ɛfiri sɛ saa afɔdeɛ korɔ a wɔbɔ no afeafe rentumi mma nnipa a wɔsom no nnyɛ pɛ da.
For the law having a shadow of the coming good things — not the very image of the matters, every year, by the same sacrifices that they offer continually, is never able to make perfect those coming near,
2 Sɛ nnipa a wɔresom Onyankopɔn no tumi firi wɔn bɔne mu yɛ pɛ a, ɛnneɛ anka wɔrenni bɔne ho fɔ bio, na ne saa enti, afɔrebɔ nyinaa to bɛtwa.
since, would they not have ceased to be offered, because of those serving having no more conscience of sins, having once been purified?
3 Deɛ saa afɔrebɔ yi yɛ ne sɛ, ɛkae wɔn wɔn bɔne afe biara.
but in those [sacrifices] is a remembrance of sins every year,
4 Anantwie ne mmirekyie mogya rentumi mpepa bɔne.
for it is impossible for blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
5 Esiane saa enti, ɛberɛ a Kristo rebɛba ewiase no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ: “Wommpɛ afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛdeɛ nanso woasiesie ɔhonam ama me.
Wherefore, coming into the world, he saith, 'Sacrifice and offering Thou didst not will, and a body Thou didst prepare for me,
6 Wʼani nnnye ɔhyeɛ ne bɔne afɔdeɛ anaa afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne ho.
in burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offerings, Thou didst not delight,
7 Afei, mekaa sɛ: ‘Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ meyɛ sɛdeɛ wɔatwerɛ afa me ho wɔ Mmara nwoma no mu no.’”
then I said, Lo, I come, (in a volume of the book it hath been written concerning me, ) to do, O God, Thy will;'
8 Kane no ɔkaa sɛ, “Wompɛ, na wʼani nso nnnye afɔrebɔ ne ayɛyɛdeɛ a wɔde pepa bɔne ho.” Ɛwom, na Mmara no kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ saa.
saying above — 'Sacrifice, and offering, and burnt-offerings, and concerning sin-offering Thou didst not will, nor delight in,' — which according to the law are offered —
9 Na ɔkaa sɛ, “Mewɔ ha rebɛyɛ deɛ wopɛ sɛ meyɛ.” Ɛno enti, Onyankopɔn agu tete afɔrebɔ no nyinaa na ɔde Kristo afɔrebɔ no asi ananmu.
then he said, 'Lo, I come to do, O God, Thy will;' he doth take away the first that the second he may establish;
10 Esiane sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛɛ sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn hwehwɛ sɛ ɔnyɛ no enti, ɔnam ne honam a ɔde bɔɔ afɔdeɛ prɛko maa yɛn no so ama yɛn ho ate afiri bɔne ho.
in the which will we are having been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once,
11 Ɛda biara Yudani ɔsɔfoɔ sɔre yɛ nʼasɔfodwuma na wabɔ afɔdeɛ mpɛn bebree. Nanso, saa afɔdeɛ yi rentumi mpepa bɔne.
and every priest, indeed, hath stood daily serving, and the same sacrifices many times offering, that are never able to take away sins.
12 Kristo deɛ, ɔbɔɔ bɔne ho afɔdeɛ. Afɔdeɛ a ɛtena daa nyinaa. Na ɛno akyi, ɔtenaa Onyankopɔn nifa so.
And He, for sin one sacrifice having offered — to the end, did sit down on the right hand of God, —
13 Ɛhɔ na ɔretwɛn seesei kɔsi sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛma nʼatamfoɔ ayɛ ne nan ntiasoɔ.
as to the rest, expecting till He may place his enemies [as] his footstool,
14 Ɔnam afɔrebɔ baako so ama nnebɔneyɛfoɔ ho ate daa nyinaa.
for by one offering he hath perfected to the end those sanctified;
15 Na Honhom Kronkron no nso di adanseɛ. Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, ɔka sɛ,
and testify to us also doth the Holy Spirit, for after that He hath said before,
16 “Yei ne apam a me ne wɔn bɛpam wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛreba no mu. Awurade na ɔseɛ: Mede me mmara bɛhyɛ wɔn akoma mu na matwerɛ agu wɔn adwene mu.”
'This [is] the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, giving My laws on their hearts, and upon their minds I will write them,'
17 Na afei waka sɛ, “Merenkae wɔn bɔne ne wɔn amumuyɛ bio.”
and 'their sins and their lawlessness I will remember no more;'
18 Sɛ wɔde yeinom nyinaa kyɛ a, na afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ de pepa bɔne no ho nhia bio.
and where forgiveness of these [is], there is no more offering for sin.
19 Anuanom, ɛsiane Yesu wuo no enti, yɛade yɛn ho koraa sɛ yɛbɛkɔ Kronkronbea hɔ.
Having, therefore, brethren, boldness for the entrance into the holy places, in the blood of Jesus,
20 Ɔnam ɔno ara ne honam so abue ɛkwan foforɔ a nkwa wɔ mu ama yɛn.
which way he did initiate for us — new and living, through the vail, that is, his flesh —
21 Yɛwɔ ɔsɔfoɔ kɛseɛ bi a ɔhwɛ Onyankopɔn fie so.
and a high priest over the house of God,
22 Momma yɛmfa akoma pa ne gyidie a emu yɛ den ntwe mmɛn Onyankopɔn. Ɛfiri sɛ wɔde Yesu mmogya ate yɛn atiboa bɔne ho, na wɔde nsuo a ɛyɛ kronn adware yɛn onipadua ho.
may we draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having the hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having the body bathed with pure water;
23 Momma yɛnnyina gyidie a yɛasɔ mu no mu denden, ɛfiri sɛ, deɛ ɔhyɛɛ yɛn bɔ no yɛ ɔnokwafoɔ.
may we hold fast the unwavering profession of the hope, (for faithful [is] He who did promise),
24 Momma yɛn ho yɛn ho asɛm nhia yɛn na yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho na yɛnyɛ papa.
and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,
25 Mommma yɛnnnyae yɛn ho yɛn ho nhyiamu da sɛdeɛ afoforɔ bi yɛ no. Mmom, momma yɛnhyɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho nkuran dendeenden, ɛfiri sɛ, mo ara mohunu sɛ ɛrenkyɛre na ɛda no aba.
not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain [is], but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.
26 Sɛ moboapa kɔ so yɛ bɔne a, afɔrebɔ biara nni hɔ a ɛbɛpepa mo bɔne, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔada nokorɛ no adi akyerɛ yɛn.
For we — wilfully sinning after the receiving the full knowledge of the truth — no more for sins doth there remain a sacrifice,
27 Deɛ ɛwɔ hɔ ara ma wɔn a wɔtia Onyankopɔn ne atemmuo ne ogya a ɛbɛba abɛhye wɔn.
but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and fiery zeal, about to devour the opposers;
28 Obiara a ɔbu Mose Mmara no so no, sɛ adansefoɔ baanu anaa baasa adansedie enti, wɔbu atɛn tia no a, wɔbɛkum no a wɔrenhunu no mmɔbɔ.
any one who did set at nought a law of Moses, apart from mercies, by two or three witnesses, doth die,
29 Na obi a watiatia Onyankopɔn Ba no so, na ɔmmfa Onyankopɔn mogya apam no a ɛgyee no firii bɔne mu no nyɛ hwee anaa deɛ ɔtiatia Honhom a ɔma adom no anim no, ɛdeɛn na ɛbɛto no? Asotwe a onii no bɛnya no nnyɛ adewa.
of how much sorer punishment shall he be counted worthy who the Son of God did trample on, and the blood of the covenant did count a common thing, in which he was sanctified, and to the Spirit of the grace did despite?
30 Yɛnim sɛ Onyankopɔn kaa sɛ, “Me na aweretɔ wɔ me, na me na metua ka,” na ɔno ara na ɔsane kaa sɛ, “Awurade bɛbu ne nkurɔfoɔ atɛn.”
for we have known Him who is saying, 'Vengeance [is] Mine, I will recompense, saith the Lord;' and again, 'The Lord shall judge His people;' —
31 Onyankopɔn a ɔte ase no nsam amanenya yɛ hu.
fearful [is] the falling into the hands of a living God.
32 Monkae ahohia a mokɔɔ mu ɛberɛ a mohunuu hann no, momiaa mo ani hunuu ɔko bebree mu amaneɛ.
And call to your remembrance the former days, in which, having been enlightened, ye did endure much conflict of sufferings,
33 Ebi ne sɛ, mpɛn bebree wɔyeyɛɛ mo, guu mo anim ase badwam; na ɛtɔ da bi mpo a, na moasiesie mo ho sɛ mobɛka wɔn a wɔrehunu amaneɛ no ho.
partly both with reproaches and tribulations being made spectacles, and partly having become partners of those so living,
34 Mo ne nneduafoɔ daa afiase na wɔfaa mo ahodeɛ nyinaa no mpo, monyaa ho boasetɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, monim sɛ ɛyɛ dɛn ara a mowɔ ade pa bi a ɛbɛtena hɔ daa.
for also with my bonds ye sympathised, and the robbery of your goods with joy ye did receive, knowing that ye have in yourselves a better substance in the heavens, and an enduring one.
35 Mommma mo akoma nntu na moanhwere mo akatua.
Ye may not cast away, then, your boldness, which hath great recompense of reward,
36 Ɛsɛ sɛ moto mo bo ase na moatumi ayɛ Onyankopɔn apɛdeɛ ama mo nsa aka deɛ wɔahyɛ mo ho bɔ no.
for of patience ye have need, that the will of God having done, ye may receive the promise,
37 Ɛfiri sɛ, Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Ɛrenkyɛre koraa na deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔba no aba; ɔrentwentwɛn.
for yet a very very little, He who is coming will come, and will not tarry;
38 Na, “Deɛ ɔtene no firi gyidie mu bɛnya nkwa, na sɛ ɔtwe ne ho a, me kra ani rensɔ no.”
and 'the righteous by faith shall live,' and 'if he may draw back, My soul hath no pleasure in him,'
39 Yɛnnyɛ nnipa a yɛsane yɛn akyi na yɛyera. Mmom, yɛwɔ gyidie na wɔagye yɛn nkwa.
and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.
